Asian Law Caucus competitors

Alejandra Y Castillo is a Chief Executive Officer at Hispanic National Bar Association, APCO International Advisor Council Member at APCO Worldwide, and National Director at Minority Business Development Agency and is based in Washington, D.C.. She has worked as Director of Briefing, Democratic National Committee at Hispanic National Bar Association; Member Board Of Trustees at YWCA Retirement Fund Inc; and National Deputy Director at Minority Business Development Agency. Alejandra works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Dominican American Society of Queens, NY and MEMBER at Obama Latin America Foreign Policy Group. She studied at American University Washington College of Law between 2001 and 2004, Stony Brook University between 1988 and 1992, and Rutgers.

Connie Chung Joe, JD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice – LA), the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Prior to joining Advancing Justice – LA in August 2020, Connie served as the Executive Director of the Korean American Family Services (KFAM) for 11 years. Under Connie’s leadership, KFAM nearly quadrupled its budget and staff, with culturally and linguistically responsive services to immigrant families, particularly those struggling with mental health, domestic/family violence, and acculturation stresses. Prior to joining KFAM, Connie was a public interest lawyer for seven years. She worked at the Housing Rights Center in Los Angeles representing clients in fair housing cases and the American Civil Liberties Union in Chicago working on immigrant’s rights, reproductive rights, post-9/11 racial profiling, police accountability and First Amendment cases. Connie received her BA in Spanish and International Relations from USC and her JD from Georgetown University Law Center.